Billionaire Scored Trump Pardon After $50 Million Deal With Alina Habba

Thursday, October 22, 2026

A Venezuelan billionaire secured a pardon from President Donald Trump after his family gave Trump's former attorney at least $50 million, The New York Times reported on Tuesday night.

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BREAKING NYT: A billionaire wanted a Trump pardon. His family gave Alina Habba a $50 million deal. Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Habba, a lawyer close to Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.

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-- Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 6:56 PM Â· Oct 20, 2026

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Most corrupt administration in US history. There's not even a close 2nd.

#1 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-10-21 12:25 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Yep, I reported Alina to fraud.gov as well.

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-10-22 07:52 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Outrageous ... and so overtly done. No attorney is worth $12,500,000 a year.

Only the pay to play kind.

#3 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-10-22 10:46 PM | Reply

The purchasing of the current Oval Office occupant.

Should I submit a fraud complaint to Pres Trump's new fraud hotline?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-10-22 11:11 PM | Reply

A whole family of grifters.

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